Website protection by blackwall

Website protection by blackwall

Blackwall is a built-in security layer that helps protect your online store from malicious access. Once enabled, it actively monitors incoming traffic and blocks suspicious or harmful activity before it reaches your storefront — keeping your customers and your site safe.

How Blackwall works

Blackwall analyzes requests coming to your store and automatically blocks any activity that appears malicious or unusual.

For example, if a bot repeatedly tries to access a restricted page or if a suspicious IP keeps requesting your website within seconds, Blackwall immediately stops those attempts.

Blackwall becomes active as soon as your custom domain is connected, ensuring your store is protected once it goes live publicly./

Key security controls

You can configure Blackwall using three types of controls:

Rules

These define how Blackwall should react to traffic.

For instance, you may choose whether certain countries, IPs, or repeated requests should be allowed or blocked.

Rulesets

Rulesets group multiple security rules into easy-to-manage categories.

Example: A ruleset that blocks suspicious bot traffic across several regions at once.

Custom rules

Custom rules allow you to create your own security conditions tailored to your store’s needs.

For example:

• Blocking a specific IP range that previously attempted spam.
• Allowing traffic only from certain regions for internal testing.
• Preventing repeated requests to sensitive URLs.

These options give you flexibility in how you control access to your storefront.

Enabling Blackwall

To activate Blackwall in your admin panel:

1. Open your store in the admin panel. Navigate to: Settings → Security → Website protection by Blackwall to access the full Blackwall dashboard.
2. Connect your live/ custom domain. If not already done: Enter your domain → Update DNS → Wait for verification. Once enabled, Blackwall immediately begins monitoring all traffic.

Statistics & logs

Blackwall provides built-in reporting tools to help you track security events:

• Statistics show an overview of the blocked and allowed requests.
  Example: You might see a sudden spike of blocked attempts from a single country, indicating automated bot activity.
• Logs provide detailed entries of each action taken.
  This helps you understand why a visitor was blocked — useful when adjusting custom rules.

Your store, Secured!

With Blackwall enabled, your store gains an active, always-on security shield that protects it from harmful activity while giving you full control through rules, rulesets, and custom configurations.